England 316/8, Australia 110/2 Any Chance Of A Draw?

[humbersloop]

hope springs eternal

[factor-fiction]

It's a one day match isn't it so I think a draw is very unlikely. Could be close though

[humbersloop]

I've run out of alternative straws factor

132/2

[kayakamina]

Now 132-3

[humbersloop]

thank you Hot Spot, mwah!

[Sqad]

I will relax when Australia are 315 all out.

Not until that point.......remember the last ODI?

[humbersloop]

sqad, exactly

[jim360]

If you apply the "double the score after 30 overs" rule... then at 160/3 Australia are still on track for 4-0. And after our batsmen finally did a good job for a change, too.

Fingers crossed that someone produces something special in the bowling department to remove Finch before too long. As it is he's got to a century...

[kayakamina]

174/4 smith out

[humbersloop]

starve the run rate, please starve the run rate..

[kayakamina]

189/5 Finch out!!!

[humbersloop]

game on..

[jim360]

Can it be true? Are England doing well against the Aussies for a change?

[humbersloop]

let's not get ahead of ourselves here jim ;)

[jim360]

222/6 now... still a long way to go in the game, Australia needing 95 from 65 balls.

[kayakamina]

Surely that's it. Faulkner out

87 off 49 balls needed with three wickets in hand

[jno]

Johnson's an accomplished batsman with a test century to his name, so the Aussies will feel they're still in with a chance.

[kayakamina]

Johnson bowled - 2 more wickets to go!!

[jim360]

If England lose from here we'll know they were just teasing us.

"You thought we were going to win, didn't you? Acting."

[jim360]

70 from 30 needed, or 14 an over, and only one wicket to go...

[kayakamina]

Phew - at last a win!